Presented with these two semantically identical statements, people will believe the top one more than the bottom one. Why is this? And what does it tell us about John Keats' famous dictum about beauty and truth?»2/24/15 11:17am 2/24/15 11:17am

No one seemed to notice him: A dark figure who often came to stand at the edge of London's Hammersmith Bridge on nights in 1916. No one seemed to notice, either, that during his visits he was dropping something into the River Thames. Something heavy.»2/16/15 1:17pm 2/16/15 1:17pm

The marketers for a typeface called "Dyslexie" claim the font can make reading "easy and enjoyable for people with dyslexia." The reasoning behind the font's design is intriguing. But before you get too excited — the scientific evidence supporting Dyslexie's usefulness is far from conclusive.»1/13/15 11:35am 1/13/15 11:35am

Long before ASCII appeared on the scene, artists started using typewritersto create inky landscapes, portraits, and other works of art. From 19th-century typographic illustrations to more modern works of graphic art, here is what typewriters are capable of producing beyond the written word. »12/02/14 3:00pm 12/02/14 3:00pm

While you may take for granted the basic pack of fonts that came with your word processing software, someone had to invent each and every one of those fonts. And while some common fonts were invented after the advent of the computer, others are centuries old. »9/09/14 3:00pm 9/09/14 3:00pm

Designer and typographer Marcus Reed used the animal kingdom as a source of inspiration as he created an alphabet made entirely of animals. They're some of the most whimsical portrayals of animals we've yet seen. »7/02/14 12:58am 7/02/14 12:58am

French design studio Kerozen has released a fantastically gross typeface inspired by human flesh – and all the wrinkles, hair, moles, pores and oil (and eyeballs?) that come with it. »2/08/14 2:00pm 2/08/14 2:00pm

The National Institutes of Health estimate that one out of every five persons in the US suffers from dyslexia, a brain-based learning disability that can make it frustratingly difficult to read. One way people have tried combatting the symptoms of dyslexia is with fonts like Dyslexie (pictured here), which are… »10/26/11 2:00pm 10/26/11 2:00pm

Part optometrist's chart, part geek quiz and part typography nerd poster, this Sci-fi Eye Test features 36 letters pulled from the logos of games, comics and movie titles. We dare you to try and guess them all. »8/27/10 11:30am 8/27/10 11:30am

It's usually the first thing you see in a film — the title — and some filmmakers have elevated that moment to high-design art. And one enterprising lover of typography and cinema has created an online storehouse of the best. »6/07/10 7:30am 6/07/10 7:30am